1. The test
50 questions
about the UK

2. 1. What is the official name of United Kingdom ?
Britain 2
England
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3

3. 2. How many countries are there in the United Kingdom ?1 2 3 2 4 3 6 4

4. 3. The UK consists of … England Republic of Ireland Wales Scotland1
England 2
Republic of Ireland 3
Wales 4
Scotland 5
Greenland
Northern Ireland 6

5. 4. The British flag is often called ...1
the Stars and Stripes
the Maple Leaf 2
the Union Jack 3

6. 5. Join the country with its flag1 2 3 4
Wales
England
Scotland
Northern Ireland

7. 6. What is the national flower of England?1
Tulip
Rose 2
Bluebell 3

8. 7. What is the national symbol of Scotland?1
Tulip
Thistle 2
Foxglove 3

9. 8. What is the national symbol of Ireland?1
Leprechaun
Shamrock 2 3
Clover

10. 9. What is the national flower of Wales?1
Daffodil 2
Snowdrop 3
Tulip

11. 10. The UK is a … Constitutional monarchy Parliamentary democracy2
Parliamentary democracy 3
Absolutely monarchy

12. 11. Who is the official Head of the United Kingdom ?
The Queen
The King 2
The President 3

13. 12. Who is the current monarch?
Queen Elizabeth II
King Edward VII 2
Queen Elizabeth I 3

14. 13. The official residence of the Queen is ...
Westminster Palace
The Tower of London 2
Buckingham Palace 3

15. 14. The national currency of the UK is ...
the euro
the dollar 2
the pound 3
the rouble 4

16. 15. What is the capital of Scotland?
Belfast
Edinburgh 2
London 3

17. 16. What is the capital of England?

18. 17. What river does London stand on?
the Severn 2
the Trent
the Thames 3

19. 18. How old is London? 1
1000 2
1500 3
2000 4
2500

20. 19. The population of London is about…
5 million 2
8 million 3
12 million

21. 20. What is the capital of Wales?1
Cardiff
Edinburgh 2
Belfast 3

22. 21. What is the capital of Northern Ireland?
Edinburgh
Belfast 2
Dublin 3

23. 22. The Channel Tunnel, linking the UK to the rest of Europe, runs between England and which country ?
Netherlands 1
Germany 2
France 3

24. 23. What is the oldest British monument?
Windsor Castle 1
The Tower of London 2
Stonehenge 3

25. 24. What square is it?

26. 25. The famous ravens live in …1
the Buckingham Palace 2
Hyde Park 3
the Tower of London 4
Trafalgar Square

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